[Shimano]

Maybe SRAM Eagle to Shimano 12 is the not needed

From the Sheldon Brown link:

Indexed rear-shifting systems from Shimano, SRAM, Campagnolo and SunTour have different amounts of

• cable travel per click,
• derailer movement for a given amount of cable travel, and
• sprocket-to-sprocket spacing.

I took that to mean that you will have to have some kind of adapter/translator to get them to play together.

I'd be interested to know what you find out.

I am seriously lost in the technical jargon/marketing language in bike drivetrains. As the title mentions, I have a 1x11 Cutthroat with Apex 1 rear set.
(https://salsacycles.com/bikes/cutthroat/2019_cutthroat_apex_1_sus)

I am exploring options for getting to some lower gear ratios. If I look at SRAM site for the Rival 1(https://www.sram.com/en/sram/models/rd-riv-1-a2), it says the derailleur can handle up to a 42 tooth cog, which is what is on the bike now. However, I have seen what appears to be bigger cassettes on the same rear derailleur at https://bikepacking.com/bikes/tour-divide-rigs-2019 (John Girmsey's bike is an Apex 1 with a '9-46 eThirteen cassette').

Is there some modification that needs to be done for that to work, or is it simply backing out the b-screw? Is shift quality going to be compromised?

The other thing I've been looking at is aftermarket chain rings, but I get even more lost in the weeds there.
This is my crankset: https://www.sram.com/en/truvativ/models/fc-styl-6k-b1 SRAM says it can go as low at 30t ring. Is it that they only make a 30t ring for that crank, or that there is some other limitation on a smaller ring?

I'm looking at Wolftooth https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/collections/mountain/products/direct-mount-chainrings-for-sram-cranks?variant=26132212997 Am I correct that I would need the BB30, which means I can use a 28t ring? Is that compatible with my crankset?

TIA

[edit] fixed broken link

Month later but...

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/drivetrain-mixing.shtml

Dead Fricking Last??

Aha, I should have known that one from plenty of experience

John Schilling's signature on this forum kind of sums it up  DFL>DNF>DNS   acronyms to live by. As a DNS I'm gonna refrain from criticizing anyone in the greater categories.

Ok, I'm stumped... what is DFL? Google says its 'dating for love', but I kinda doubt that is the intent here

Lael Wilcox's intagram account has an account of her reason for scratching, and I have to say I respect that she decided it was more important to enjoy the rest of the ride with her friend than chase a record she could no longer attain.

(sorry, i can't link from where i am currently)

[edit] meant to say can't link...

Any news on why Lael decided to scratch? It looked like she was still in a commanding position to win the women's race.

Pretty amazing that Alexandra is still way ahead of women's SS record pace.

I guess Sofiane was in a hurry to get off that mountain. I just noticed he backtracked into the basin on Saturday (check his full history)

[course]

You may have read a note in dotwatcher.cc about some poor fella that fell on his bearspray and got burned.

With his permission, I can fill in some more details...

The rider is Doug Folk on his rookie tour. Day 1 and 2 went well for him, he camped the first night at the base of Koko claims, and night 2 was in Fernie. He and 2 other guys decided to push on late into night three and were doing pretty well up til they got to 'the wall'. While the three of them were working to shuttle their bikes up, Doug fell on his back (he was carrying his bearspray in a jersey pocket) and unknown to him he knocked the safety off.

Once they finally got to the top, he leaned on his bike and fired the spray into his back. I can't even imagine what the shock of that moment must have been like. In the process of getting his jacket, jersey and baselayer off, he smeared the spray across his back and back of his arms, and of course on his hands. I'm not sure at while mile this was, but I know it very early in the morning (1 or 2?).

Fortunately, the burns turned out to be almost all 1st degree, though he did later mention have a couple of blisters.

He couldn't stand to have anything touching his back, so he pushed on shirtless, and of course it was raining, so now the spray got to flow down his back into his chamois! He pushed on all the way to Eureka and got in there at around 5AM. He suffered through the burning in town for a day and tried to clean up his bike and gear (or threw away what he couldn't salvage). He got on the road the following day and is now making steady progress at the back of the pack.

He has a saying that I greatly relished saying back to him when he told me this story:
"If you are going to be stupid, you better be tough!"

I wouldn't necessarily say he's stupid, but holy hell is he tough.

I plan to do the TD with him next year on my rookie year, but rest assured I will spend as much time as possible upwind of him.

Josh has caught up to where Sofi turned back.

sofi and Chris met up, and Chris kept moving forward, so doesn't seem like the pass is blocked.

... the drama!

I sure hope Sofi is OK, he has been amazing.

Hi all,

New here to the forums, but I've been watching this year (I have a buddy in the race).

Re: Sofi turning back... is it possible the route isn't passable up there?